Raw was very watchable tonight. For one thing, The Rock showed up and was awesome. Heel The Rock is the greatest thing in the world and he could've talked for half an hour and it would've been Gold. He talked for almost twenty minutes to start the show and was at the height of his powers. His heel mic work is a lot less repetitive and catchphrase-dependent than his face work and is just must-see TV.

Then there was a bunch of stuff in the middle of the show that was okay but unspectacular. They continued building the Jericho/Michaels feud, which is great. Jericho held the Walls on Stacy for an inordinately long time before anyone came out to save her. She took the move better than any guy on the roster, though. It was great when Jeff Hardy ran in and Christian just took him out immediately with no trouble. And then HBK finally came out and it was all good and shaping up for a great Wrestlemania match.

And then the main event was the battle royal for the number one contendership to the Raw Heavyweight CHHHampionship. Battle royals with that many guys usually suck and this was really no exception, but who gives a shit because Booker T won the thing by eliminating The Rock! Booker T is going to WrestleMania, and The Rock continued to show why he is in every way better than HHH. He's awesome on the mic, he can still go in the ring, and he puts Booker over clean in his first day on the show. No wonder HHH didn't even bother to make an appearance on the show. The Rock was showing him up in every way imaginable.

Also, I think they should always refer to The Rock as "The Rock." Never just "Rock." Like "The Cheat" on Homestar Runner. I think that would be hilarious.

Anyway, Wrestlemania is shaping up to kick ass. Rock vs. Austin always rules. Jericho vs. Michaels will be lots of fun. HHH blows in the ring, but if Booker beats him for the belt, it's all good. And jesus, Lesnar vs. Angle! Find something for Benoit and the Guerreros to do, don't sign Goldberg, and this will be on hell of a show.  ¶ joe | 12:09 AM |